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Canada got the last hurrah at the Celebration of Light Saturday evening, closing the three-night event with a winning display. Canada was declared the winner of the event, with Brazil and China finishing second and third, respectively.

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Two grizzly yearlings have been killed in Banff National Park by the protected species’ biggest natural threat: trains. The fatal strike happened 9 p.m. Friday, about 10 kilometres west of Banff town. But park staff said at the site they didn’t find any grain or other similar food attractants — the typical fatal lure for the bears.

VICTORIA — When Ombudsman Jay Chalke was handed the job of investigating those botched firings in the health ministry this week, he offered multiple assurances to the public that his office would do its best to get to the bottom of the murky affair. “I am committed to a diligent and professional investigation into this matter,” he vowed in a statement issued by his office after a legislature committee referred the matter to him.